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New KTEL schedules for travel to/from Kefalonia to Patras and Athens during period 30/03/21-11/04/21:
https://www.ktelkefalonias.gr/en/routes/athens-patra
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One new case of coronavirus on Ithaka confirmed yesterday by EODY.
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A third of Greece is covered in forest, just below EU average
https://greekcitytimes.com/2021/03/30/third-greece-covered-in-forest/
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Gossip was a Powerful Tool for the Powerless in Ancient Greece
In Aristophanes’ comedy The Frogs, a nosy slave listens to his master’s conversations and spreads them around town, resulting in his master’s horrible misfortunes.
The Aristophanes character, however, was not put there just for laughs. Gossip was a real tool in the hands of slaves who wanted to punish their masters if they had treated them badly in ancient Greece.
Masters were justifiably worried that a slave might see or hear something in the household which could end up being used against them in a court of law or public opinion.
Ancient Greeks even had a goddess who represented gossip. Pheme (“fame” or “rumor” in English) was the last daughter of the goddess Gaia. She was depicted as a terrible winged creature who delighted in ruffling her feathers.
Beneath every feather there was a prying eye, a pricked ear and a wagging tongue. She flew from place to place at great speed, gabbling and screeching lies and half-truths to any person who would listen.
https://greekreporter.com/2021/03/30/gossip-a-powerful-tool-powerless-ancient-greece/
Slavery has been abolished, Pheme lives on.
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Christos Tzolis: Greece's 'Golden Boy' being linked with £17m Man Utd move
The 19-year-old has reached double figures for goals and assists this season, with Borussia Dortmund also reportedly keen on signing him this summer
https://www.goal.com/en-us/news/christos-tzolis-greece-golden-boy-linked-17m-man-utd-move/r56ykz6zzfuk193iyhwxut5mh
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EODY earlier today announced TEN new cases of coronavirus on Kefalonia and one on Ithaka.